Variety sat down with Michael Ferris and John Brancato, who just wrote “Terminator: Salvation,” to discuss their plans for the newest sequel for the XXX franchise.

The new movie: “XXX: The Return of Xander Cage,” will also feature the return of director Rob Cohen, who directed the first XXX film, but sat out the Ice Cube trainwreck of a sequel.

This isn’t the only return to familiar brands for Vin Diesel. After bowing out of the first two “Fast and the Furious” sequels (not counting his dinky little cameo in the last one), he’s re-teamed with original co-star Paul Walker for a fourth film. “Fast and Furious” has been slotted for a June 12 release by Universal Pictures.

Whether you love him or hate him, expect to see a lot of Vin Diesel in the upcoming year.